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Family plea over “point scoring” on Olympic Park cyclist’s death

The family of Daniel Harris, the cyclist killed in a collision with an Olympics bus, appealed for his death not to be used for “political point-scoring” by lobbyists

Sadie Gray

August 4 2012, 8:18pm, The Times

The damaged bicycle next to an Olympic Games busDaniel Berehulak

The family of a cyclist who was killed in a collision with a London 2012 shuttle bus on the edge of the Olympic Park have appealed for his death not to be used for “political point-scoring” by pro-cycling lobbiests.

Today they paid tribute to Dan Harris, 28, as “a wonderful son and boyfriend” who was known for his sense of fun, humour and adventure. Mr Harris was pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit by a media shuttle bus in Leyton, east London, as he cycled home from work on Wednesday.

His death sparked a debate on whether cyclists should be compelled by law to wear helmets after Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, who was told of the accident shortly after taking…